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LATEST

2025 Toyota Urban Cruiser.
LATEST News 

Meet the cut-price EV Toyota Australia desperately needs! But will it be over-priced like the bZ4X and flop Down Under?

December 19, 2024December 18, 2024 John Mahoney 23463 Views Cruiser, Toyota, Urban

The 2025 Toyota Urban Cruiser has been unwrapped in Europe and has already been confirmed for right-hand drive markets like

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LATEST News 

‘We’re sticking with EVs!’ Kia Australia explains why EVs are important now and will be even more vital in the future

December 18, 2024December 18, 2024 Stephen Corby 18549 Views EV3 EV6, EV5, EV9, Kia

Kia Australia remains absolutely committed to EVs and sees them driving the most interest and enquiries of any vehicles in

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Zeekr Mix
LATEST News 

Mixing it up! China’s ambitious Zeekr plans zany people-mover, Tesla Model 3 fighter and first PHEV as Aussie ambitions expand

December 18, 2024December 18, 2024 Toby Hagon 14189 Views 001, 007, Mix, Zeekr

Zeekr is set to turbocharge its Aussie model line-up with a Tesla-rivalling sedan and uber-cool tech-laden people mover. The just-landed

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2026 Renault 5 Turbo 3E.
LATEST News 

Sacre Bleu! Wild 375kW Renault 5 Turbo 3E given green light as unhinged rear-drive all-electric super-hatch to fight Porsche

December 17, 2024December 17, 2024 John Mahoney 10399 Views 5 Turbo 3E, renault

Renault has surprised the world by announcing that its wild Renault 5 Turbo 3E will enter production in 2026 as

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2027 Mercedes-AMG EV Super-SUV.
LATEST News 

Sneak preview: First official tease of Mercedes-AMG super-SUV EV shaping up as a technologically advanced Porsche Cayenne beater

December 17, 2024December 16, 2024 John Mahoney 10050 Views Mercedes-AMG, Super SUV

The Mercedes-AMG super-SUV has been previewed for the first time ahead of its 2027 debut. The as-yet-unnamed electric vehicle will

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BYD Shark 6 Premium in the outback
LATEST News 

BYD Shark 6 and Hyundai Ioniq 5 N the big winners as Aussie new car awards season turns electric!

December 16, 2024December 17, 2024 Bruce Newton 12674 Views BYD, ev, Hyundai, PHEV, Shark 6

Electrified vehicles have swept two major Australian automotive media best car awards announced in recent days. The BYD Shark 6

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2025 BYD Dolphin.
LATEST News 

Revealed! The new look for the 2025 BYD Dolphin EV that is intended to take the fight to the MG4 and GWM Ora

December 16, 2024December 14, 2024 Bruce Newton 21279 Views BYD, Dolphin, GWM Ora, MG4

A little more than three years after it was first launched in China it’s time for the 2025 BYD Dolphin

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Elon Musk.
LATEST Opinion 

“I bought this before Elon went crazy”: How Tesla owners are fighting back after funding Musk’s MAGA push | Opinion

December 15, 2024December 14, 2024 Stephen Corby 7179 Views donald trump, elon musk

“Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is stepping away from his roles on two of Donald Trump’s advisory councils following

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2025 GWM Haval Jolion.
LATEST Reviews SUV reviews 

2024 GWM Haval Jolion Lux hybrid review: One of the most affordable hybrids on-sale in Australia and possibly the most annoying

December 14, 2024April 18, 2025 Bruce Newton 9134 Views compact SUV, GWM Haval, hybrid, Jolion

While sales of pure electric vehicles have been increasingly slowly and steadily in Australia in 2024, petrol-electric hybrids have become

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Lamborghini Revuelto plug-in hybrid
LATEST Technology 

ICE age to continue! Lamborghini backs a long-term future for high-performance hybrids, says Aussie customers aren’t asking for EVs

December 13, 2024December 13, 2024 Iain Curry 119982 Views lamborghini electric, Lamborghini ev, lamborghini hybrid, lamborghini lanzador

With a blissful, screaming Lamborghini V10 over my shoulder while drifting on a frozen Mongolian lake, this probably isn’t the

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Happy electric new year! Every EV coming to Australia in 2025
LATEST NEW EVs News 

Happy electric new year! Every EV coming to Australia in 2025

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming in 2024
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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming in 2024

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New EV electric car calendar

December 5, 2023 EV Central team Comments Off on New EV electric car calendar
The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023
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The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023

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Types of EVs

FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle
EV advice EV types 

FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

January 10, 2021 EV Central team Comments Off on FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

Hydrogen electric vehicles, often called hydrogen fuel cells vehicles (FCEV), drive the same as regular EVs. They can have one

PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
EV advice EV types 

PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle

July 27, 2019 Stephen Corby Comments Off on PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
Hybrid vehicle
EV advice EV types 

Hybrid vehicle

July 26, 2019 Stephen Corby Comments Off on Hybrid vehicle
EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle
EV advice EV types 

EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle

July 26, 2019 Stephen Corby Comments Off on EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle

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EV videos

Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan
LATEST News Videos 

Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan

April 13, 2024 Iain Curry Comments Off on Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan

With acceleration to rip the skin from your cheekbones, Ford’s SuperVan 4.2 is an electric Transit with performance from another

VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review
Videos 

VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review

February 25, 2022 Toby Hagon Comments Off on VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review

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